Dave Matthews Band Raven

what you got, what you got in your hand?
a father said to son
I got the whole world here, daddy
between my fingers and my thumb

will you take care of it, please? it's the only one
well, it will take me a lifetime, old man, to undo what you've done

oh, come now boy, what would Jesus do?
He'd shake his head like an angry mother
spoke the boy and say I did what I could do

but you take care of it, please, it's the only one you got
and it'd take ten lifetimes, boy, to undo what I've done

boy shrugged, walked away
the man stood and watched as he was leaving
boy just walked away
the man stood alone thinking

one hand is bleeding and the other holds a gun
while everything is open
everything is shut down, down, down
begin to ending is really
just a go round and round and round
and as I stand here
the ground beneath is nothing more than one point of view

what you got, what you got in your hand?
your secret's safe with me
well, I found the truth, friend
let me whisper in your ear

take good care of it, please, it's the only one there is
can I twist it, please? can I give it just a little twist?

one hand is open and the other holds the gun
everything is open
now is everything coming down, down, down?
no one is hoping even if you know
you never know it all
and the ground beneath is nothing more than my point of view

boy shrugged and walked away
the man stood and watched as he was leaving
the man just stood there twisting